VS Live Microsoft HQ Slides and Code
Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions today at VS Live. I have my slides and code available for download at the VS Live site and here. The Serverless...
2022-08-11
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Blog Posts
Daily Coping 10 Aug 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-08-10
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Power BI: Dynamically Removing Errors From Columns in M
If you have excel data, or user-entered data, you have likely experienced frustration from repeatedly seeing the error message below upon hitting “Close & Apply” or refreshing your data...
2022-08-10 (first published: 2022-07-19)
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Storing sp_BlitzIndex to a Table Between Reboots
I mentioned in my New Database Job – The 90 Day Plan blog how I have a trick for storing index usage stats up until close to the next reboot...
2022-08-10 (first published: 2022-07-19)
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T-SQL Tuesday 153: The Conference Changed Everything For Me
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month, and this month Kevin Kline (blog | twitter) asks us to talk about an...
2022-08-10
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Daily Coping 9 Aug 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-08-09
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The Conference of the Year–T-SQL Tuesday #153
It’s the second Tuesday of the month and it’s time for T-SQL Tuesday. This one is hosted at my request by a good friend, Kevin Kline. Kevin has been...
2022-08-09
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Visiting with DBAs at midnight : T-SQL Tuesday #153
🎶🎵 Memories, not being alone in the moonlight 🎵🎶 Kevin Kline (blog|twitter) is our host for this month’s episode of ... Continue reading
2022-08-09
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[How-To] SSRS migration
Good evening. Today’s episode is coming to you from my home office, where I feel motivated to write a blog in the comfort of my home. Today we will...
2022-08-08 (first published: 2022-07-26)
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Common Issues with SQL Server Backups
I absolutely love talking about SQL Server backup and restores. It is one of my favorite sessions to give at user groups and conferences all over the world. I’ve...
2022-08-08
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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